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New app helps heart patients with drug-eluting stents adhere to medications, study finds

A tablet computer application helped heart patients with drug-eluting stents take their medications correctly, a study has found.

20 Jan 2017

Technically advanced medication dispensing cabinet released by Omnicell

Reinforcing its reputation as a world-leading provider of automated healthcare solutions and medication adherence packaging, Omnicell UK & Ireland has launched a new generation of automated medication dispensing systems, Omnicell XT, at the forefront of technological advancement.

From Omnicell, Inc. 20 Jan 2017

Arthritis patients more likely to be health detail oriented than health detail avoidant, shows study

Arthritis patients were more likely to be high monitors (health detail oriented) than high blunters (health detail avoidant) in a study led by the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

29 Dec 2016

Adherium’s Smartinhaler reduces asthma-related hospitalizations in children, study reveals

Adherium Limited, a global leader in digital health technologies that address sub-optimal medication use in chronic disease, announces the publication of results from an independent, randomised controlled trial of its respiratory disease management tool, Smartinhaler.

18 Nov 2016

Study establishes various depression predictors among adult women with diabetes

Research shows that adults with diabetes are disproportionately prone to depression. A breadth of research has shown this risk to be significantly greater for women than it is for men.

9 Nov 2016

South Devon NHS consortium to test NoemaLife ePMA solution on member organisations' mobile and desktop devices

The South Devon consortium of NHS healthcare providers and commissioners, serving around 300,000 people in South West England, has announced a four-week trial of NoemaLife’s electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) solution, Galileo Medication, on mobile and desktop devices for its member organisations.

9 Nov 2016

Researchers receive $2.66 million NIH grant to improve asthma management in minority emerging adults

Older adolescents and young adults are at the highest risk for poor asthma management and health outcomes, but few studies have been published on this issue.

25 Oct 2016

NIH funds innovative study to examine use of text messaging in improving diabetes care

Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute has received a five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund an innovative clinical trial that will use mHealth technology and text messaging to improve type 2 diabetes management among high-risk Hispanic patients in San Diego County.

20 Oct 2016

Totally Health introduces first-of-its-kind direct-to-consumer health coaching service

A “first of its kind” direct-to-consumer health coaching service, MyClinicalCoach has been launched to revolutionise the way in which millions of patients in the UK with long term health conditions can manage their own health independently and effectively.

4 Oct 2016

Psychology plays integral role in diabetes management

Individuals and families affected by diabetes must navigate a complex mix of medical, behavioral and social changes in which psychology plays an integral role, according to the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association.

4 Oct 2016

Study highlights impact of cognitive functions on oral cancer treatment

The development of oral cancer drugs as a modality therapy over the last decade has highlighted the problem of non-adherence. Only cancer drugs that are taken can actually work.

4 Oct 2016

Wayne State receives NIH funding to address health issues of HIV-positive and at-risk youth

A team of researchers led by Wayne State University has been awarded funding as a part of the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions, a research network devoted to the health and well-being of adolescents and young adults with HIV or at risk for HIV infection.

28 Sep 2016

Language barriers can complicate treatment for children with special health care needs

Language barriers can have dangerous consequences for children with special health care needs, according to a paper by authors including pediatric specialists at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

16 Sep 2016

Penn study shows synchronized refill program enhances medication adherence

Programs aimed at helping patients adhere to prescription medication regimens have become an area of interest for researchers as nearly half of patients do not take medications as prescribed.

9 Aug 2016

Depression reduces COPD maintenance medication adherence in older adults

A recent study in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that in a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries who were newly diagnosed with COPD, adherence to maintenance medications decreased with new episodes of depression.

24 Jun 2016

Real-world analysis questions very low LDL targets

Patients treated for hypercholesterolaemia in clinical practice may not derive additional benefit from very intensive statin treatment, say researchers.

22 Jun 2016

Cost-effective community intervention may help reduce epilepsy treatment gap in rural areas

Most of epilepsy cases are treatable, yet in many parts of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa where the burden is amongst the world's highest, access to adequate treatment remains low.

1 Jun 2016

Antihypertensive adherence may only partly explain BP variability

Study findings strengthen the suggestion that visit-to-visit variability in blood pressure is at least partly accounted for by patients' adherence or otherwise to their antihypertensive medication.

1 Jun 2016

UD scientists merge electronic health records to improve care, clinical outcomes for CKD patients

Electronic health records have the potential to reduce the incidence of medical errors, duplication of tests, and delays in treatment.

19 May 2016

Study confirms under-utilization of medication in patients after bypass surgery

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University discovered that nearly half of coronary artery bypass patients are not taking statins and aspirin together when they are referred for diagnostic cardiac catheterization at least three years after their initial bypass. Their results are currently in press online in the American Journal of Cardiology.

3 May 2016

Medication Adherence News and Research

New app helps heart patients with drug-eluting stents adhere to medications, study finds

Technically advanced medication dispensing cabinet released by Omnicell

Arthritis patients more likely to be health detail oriented than health detail avoidant, shows study

Adherium’s Smartinhaler reduces asthma-related hospitalizations in children, study reveals

Study establishes various depression predictors among adult women with diabetes

South Devon NHS consortium to test NoemaLife ePMA solution on member organisations' mobile and desktop devices

Researchers receive $2.66 million NIH grant to improve asthma management in minority emerging adults

NIH funds innovative study to examine use of text messaging in improving diabetes care

Totally Health introduces first-of-its-kind direct-to-consumer health coaching service

Psychology plays integral role in diabetes management

Study highlights impact of cognitive functions on oral cancer treatment

Wayne State receives NIH funding to address health issues of HIV-positive and at-risk youth

Language barriers can complicate treatment for children with special health care needs

Penn study shows synchronized refill program enhances medication adherence

Depression reduces COPD maintenance medication adherence in older adults

Real-world analysis questions very low LDL targets

Cost-effective community intervention may help reduce epilepsy treatment gap in rural areas

Antihypertensive adherence may only partly explain BP variability

UD scientists merge electronic health records to improve care, clinical outcomes for CKD patients

Study confirms under-utilization of medication in patients after bypass surgery

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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